LITV(i)
19 And answering, the angel said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands before God, and I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you the good news of these things.
20 And behold, you shall be silent and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people were expecting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delay in the Holy Place.
22 But coming out, he was not able to speak to them, and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the Holy Place. And he was making signs to them and continued dumb.
23 And it happened when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house.
24 And after these days his wife Elizabeth conceived. And she hid herself five months, saying,
25 So has the Lord done to me in the days in which He looked on me to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin who had been betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mariam.
28 And entering, the angel said to her, Hail, one having received grace! The Lord is with you. You are blessed among women!
29 And seeing this, she was disturbed at his word, and considered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 And the angel said to her, Do not fear, Mariam, for you have found favor from God.
31 And behold! You will conceive in your womb and bear a Son, and you will call His name Jesus.
32 This One will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of His kingdom there will be no end.
34 But Mariam said to the angel, How will this be since I do not know a man?
35 And answering, the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you, and for this reason that Holy One being born of you will be called Son of God.
36 And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth! She also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
37 for nothing shall be impossible with God.
38 And Mariam said, Behold, the slave of the Lord! May it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.
39 And rising up in these days, Mariam went into the hill country with haste to a city of Judah.
40 And she entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it happened, as Elizabeth heard Mariam's greeting, the babe in her womb leaped, and Elizabeth was filled of the Holy Spirit.
42 And she cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 And why is this to me that the mother of my Lord comes to me?
44 For behold, as the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped in exultation.
45 And blessed is she believing, because there will be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.
46 And Mariam said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit exulted in God My Savior.
48 For He looked upon the humiliation of His slave woman. For, behold, from now on all generations will count me blessed. 1 Sam. 1:11
49 For the Mighty One did great things to me, and holy is His name.
50 And His mercy is to generations of generations to those fearing Him. Psa. 103:17
51 He performed mightily with His arm; He scattered proud ones in the thought of their heart.
52 He put down powerful ones from thrones, and exalted lowly ones.
53 He filled the hungry with good things, and He sent the rich away empty.
54 He helped His servant Israel in order to remember mercy,
55 even as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever.
56 And Mariam remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.
57 And the time was fulfilled to Elizabeth for her to bear, and she bore a son.